Health & Wellness Archives – The Buckeye Flame

Cleveland Gender Freedom Policy needs 5,000+ signatures for City Council vote

By Ken Schneck & Ben Jodway ● Transgender ● June 3, 2026

Protecting trans people in Cleveland is petition drive’s mission.

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A Lifeline Long Overdue: New Cleveland-based health clinic specializes in LGBTQ+, Latino care

By Drew Filipski ● Health & Wellness ● May 28, 2026

Neighborhood Family Practice is bringing culturally rooted, community-based care directly to one of the city’s most underserved communities

2025-26 Guide to Ohio’s LGBTQ+ Legislation (136th General Assembly)

By Ken Schneck ● Policy/Legislation ● May 15, 2026

To help you differentiate one bill from another, we have put together this easy-to-use reference guide to Ohio LGBTQ+ legislation.

Therapeutic workforce program in rural Ohio ensures LGBTQ+ workers don’t ‘fall off the map’

By Ben Jodway ● Health & Wellness ● May 15, 2026

Rocksprings Wellness helps queer Ohioans get jobs, housing and learn independent living skills as safety nets shrink

An Open letter to The City Club of Cleveland regarding RFK Jr.’s unchallenged homophobic remarks

By Guest Commentary ● Health & Wellness ● May 8, 2026

‘The City Club owes the LGBTQ+ community of Cleveland, including me, an apology for being forced to endure this insulting and hateful rhetoric again.’

Ohio Republican introduces yet ANOTHER anti-trans bill, this time targeting adult insurance coverage

By Ken Schneck ● Policy/Legislation ● May 1, 2026

Rep. Josh Williams has introduced over 100 bills in this General Assembly, including 6 targeting LGBTQ+ Ohioans.

Ohio cities, county review conversion therapy bans after SCOTUS ruling

By Ben Jodway ● Policy/Legislation ● April 27, 2026

Columbus, Cincinnati and Cuyahoga County spokespeople say they are ensuring their ordinances are still enforceable

Doctors can refuse to treat LGBTQ+ patients in several states…including Ohio

By Guest Commentary ● Commentary ● April 23, 2026

These religious exemption laws lead to drops in HIV testing.

There’s a name for secretly removing a condom during sex without consent: stealthing

By The 19th ● Health & Wellness ● April 21, 2026

Nonconsensual condom removal and other forms of reproductive coercion can have grave consequences, but few states offer recourse for survivors.

An image showing a woman fading away into a six-foot deep hole.

‘They’re erased’: When trans people are misgendered after death, the consequences extend beyond paper

By The 19th ● Transgender ● April 6, 2026

The way people are accounted for and processed after death in regard to sex and gender remains ‘in the Dark Ages’ – often representing a loss of self that weighs heavily on the minds of trans people.